I-2: Light Industrial

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One caretaker home

Main uses

Manufacturing, processing and packaging, auctions, contractor's yard and building supply, bulk fuel and propane, waste management, civic use, commercial vehicle storage, equipment sales and rental, appliance sales and service, wholesale and warehousing, nursery, cannabis production, small-scale wood processing, sand and gravel processing with concrete and asphalt, works yard, transportation, vehicle sales and repair, veterinary clinic, farming; accessory office and retail, restaurant up to 70 m², caretaker home

Smallest lot for a subdivision

1,000 m² on community water and sewer, 2,000 m² on community water only, 1 ha with neither; 20 m of frontage

Lot coverage

No maximum

Height limit

No maximum

Setbacks

Front 6 m, interior sides 3 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 3 m. Where the lot backs onto or sits beside another industrial lot, the rear and interior side setbacks don't apply; next to a rural or residential zone, buildings stand 7.5 m from that lot line

One caretaker home: a house, a manufactured home or a unit in the main building, for the owner, operator or caretaker (s. 2.2).

Outdoor commercial vehicle storage on a hard surface, up to 50% of the lot; a watch person's building up to 20 m²; offices up to 25% of the gross floor area of the lot's main uses (s. 10.2.4).

Whether a mini-storage facility is allowed. Section 10.2.4 sets rules for one (fully indoors, units 2.8 to 28 m² with ground-level doors), but the zone's uses list only wholesaling, warehousing and storage, so this is unclear; ask the District of Clearwater.

The zone lists "medical marihuana production facility", a term Bylaw 212 replaced with cannabis production; s. 5.23.1 allows cannabis production here.

Outdoor storage (s. 5.21): not in a front yard of a lot with a home; its share is capped at "40% of the total site coverage", and whether that means 40% of the lot or of the area covered by buildings is unclear (ask the District); it stands 10 m from side and rear lot lines, 30 m from homes and from rivers, streams and lakes, screened by a solid fence 1.8 to 2.5 m tall along streets and residential zones.

A racetrack is also allowed on Lot A, District Lot 1725, Plan KAP91502 (s. 10.2.3, Bylaw 248).

Cannabis production licensed by Health Canada (s. 5.23.1): on a lot of 2 ha or more, buildings 30 m from every lot line.

Construction camps for major projects (s. 5.27): on a lot of 4 ha or more, 50 m from lots in zones that don't allow them, for the construction period only, then restored.

The bylaw doesn't mention short-term rental and lists no bed and breakfast in this zone; a use the bylaw doesn't list isn't permitted (s. 5.1.1). Ask the District before renting a home short term.

Next to a residential lot, the setbacks along the shared lot line are landscaped or screened at least 1.5 m tall on this lot (s. 5.12.4).

Land for derelict vehicles, parts or wrecking is enclosed by a solid fence 2.5 to 4 m tall (not needed along a lot also zoned C-2, I-1, I-2 or I-3), with nothing stacked above it; barbed wire only above 2.1 m (s. 5.11.3).

Shipping containers (s. 5.26) as accessory buildings: allowed, none over 40 ft; the bylaw sets no number for this zone, screened, at accessory building setbacks.

Nothing but a sign within 4.5 m of a provincial controlled access highway (s. 5.8.1).

Development within a riparian assessment area of a stream follows the provincial Riparian Areas Regulation's setbacks (s. 5.8.3).

On ALR land, the Agricultural Land Commission's rules come first: no extra home, duplex, carriage suite or garden suite without its approval, and agri-tourism lodging of up to four rooms (s. 4.4). Licensed cannabis production is allowed on ALR land in any zone, on a lot of 8 ha or more (s. 5.23.1).

Every zone also allows community gardens, municipal parks, utilities, rooftop solar and accessory uses of the zone's main uses, off ALR land (s. 5.2); beekeeping under the Animal Control Bylaw (s. 5.28).

Height is measured from the average finished grade to the highest point, leaving out chimneys, antennas and rooftop equipment (s. 2.2).

Minimum lot sizes apply to new lots. A lot for a relative's home under s. 514 of the Local Government Act is 8,000 m² (s. 5.3(e)).

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the District of Clearwater's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Thompson-Nicola Regional District.